Winding down the school year...

Whew! These last few weeks have been jam-packed with activities. The egg hunt, wellness fair, week of the young child, our hugely successful raffle ticket sales and auction, the TCS book fair at Barnes and Noble, Teacher Appreciation Week, T-Day, and the oh-so sweet and fun “Mommy and Me” breakfast had everyone scurrying around like a billion busy bees. Who is ready to wind things down a bit? I know we are!

Along with our staff rearrangement and saying good bye to Ms. Donna, we have a few more happenings around TCS. Our Discovery Room teacher, Ms. Carol is leading the annual “Learning Celebration” on Friday June 5th. Discovery Room Families are invited to attend and celebrate our Pre-K class before we hug them goodbye and send them off to Kindergarten in the fall. The children are working very hard on their program, we hope all loved ones can attend. Please RSVP to Ms. Carol if you will be joining us so we can plan accordingly.

Ms. Donna's last day with us is June 4th. There will be a farewell party for Ms. Donna from 3 to 4 o’clock in the Pecos room on the same day.

On June 19th, there will be a "Table of Tacos" set up in the hall. TCS dads, uncles, grandfathers or friends of the male persuasion who drop off that morning can grab a taco and juice for you and your child to enjoy together in our dining area, out on the picnic tables or in your child’s classroom. This is our way to celebrate the men in our lives before Father's day.

See? -Just a couple of nice, laid back, easy-breezy events to send us blissfully into our summer months.

Speaking of summer, Camp TASB begins June 8th! This year we have tons of fun field trips, over the top science experiments, and team building art projects to keep our campers and counselors on their toes. Kelly Reister will return to TCS to lead our program this summer. Also, returning as assistant camp counselor is Yvette Hernandez. We are so excited they are joining us while they are back in Austin this summer. Shirley and I will be driving the campers this year so one of us will be on each field trip. I will be in and out of the office over the next few weeks preparing for camp. If you need anything at all, please email me or if you need immediate assistance while I'm out, please contact Shirley. Thank you!

Because of the conditions that summer brings, we will try our best to keep the children hydrated. We’ll provide extra water during snack and keep the water flowing during outdoor times. These times may be decreased from time to time because of the heat or broken up with cool down times in between. Stay tuned for a Splash Day schedule. Splash Day will happen every other week this summer, your child’s teacher will provide the details. To help us with our summer routines, please apply sunscreen and or/ bug spray to your child before school in the morning. The teachers are prepared to reapply before their afternoon outdoor times. Please sign the sunscreen/bug spray permission slip in your child’s room.

On behalf of the staff, I’d like to thank you all for making Teacher Appreciation Week so special. You really did a great job letting the teachers know how important their jobs are and the role they play in your child’s life.

I hope you all are having a wonderful day and finding a little time for PLAY!
Stay cool and you keep hydrated too!!!

Jessica

Some pictures from the past few weeks:
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http://picasaweb.google.com/jessicamedinafiedler/WOYC?authkey=Gv1sRgCJ_N5KGq_87wTw&feat=directlink

http://picasaweb.google.com/jessicamedinafiedler/MommyAndMe?authkey=Gv1sRgCICR0-O2kIqI4QE&feat=directlink